West Peruvian Screech Owl
Megascops roboratus(Bangs, O; Noble, GK, 1918)
English (US) West Peruvian Screech Owl
The West Peruvian Screech Owl (Megascops roboratus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Megascops roboratus
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- West Peruvian Screech Owl
- Described by
- (Bangs, O; Noble, GK, 1918)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Megascops roboratus pacificus
- Megascops roboratus roboratus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Otus roboratus
- Described by
- (Bangs, O; Noble, GK, 1918)
- Type locality
- Bellavista, Peru.
- Original description
- The Auk 35, no.4 p.448
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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